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The Oakland mayor race is heating up. But are voters tuning in?
In conversations at a farmers market, some shared that they’re excited about Barbara Lee or Loren Taylor. But many said ...
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Lee, Taylor apparent front-runners in Oakland's special mayoral election
Oakland voters will go to the polls on April 15th to elect a new mayor. Of nine candidates, two familiar names have risen to the top: Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee and former Oakland City ...
Man charged with shooting up house of potential Oakland corruption probe witness, but why remains unclear
OAKLAND — The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office recently filed charges in a 2024 shooting outside the house of a likely FBI informant in the sprawling public corruption scandal that led to the ...
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OAKLAND — The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office recently filed charges in a 2024 shooting outside the house of a ...
The shadow looming over Barbara Lee’s Oakland mayoral run
The similarities between Lee and the late Mayor Ron Dellums, her longtime mentor, are plentiful. But the comparison carries ...
Barbara Lee confronts a cautionary tale in Oakland mayoral bid
The similarities between Lee and the late Mayor Ron Dellums, her longtime mentor, are plentiful. But the comparison carries baggage.
Is Oakland fundamentally ‘broken’? The mayor’s race hinges on the answer
The Oakland mayor’s race is boiling down to a couple of key philosophical questions for voters: Do you believe that Oakland is “broken” and “failing” its residents? Do you believe in former Rep.